Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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